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Bhatghar

98.9% full

Gross capacity

23.8 TMC (673 MCM)

Live capacity

23.8 TMC (673 MCM)

Primary use

multiple

Operator

CWC

Coordinates

18.174°N, 73.870°E

Last updated

2026-09-10

Capacity in TMC

Bhatghar Dam has a gross capacity of 23.8 TMC (673 MCM); it is currently at 99% full, holding 23.5 TMC (666 MCM).

Gross capacity
23.8 TMC (673 MCM)
Live capacity
23.8 TMC (673 MCM)
Current storage
23.5 TMC (666 MCM)

TMC is thousand million cubic feet, the unit used in Indian water reporting. 1 TMC = 28.3168 million cubic metres (MCM). Figures are converted from the Central Water Commission bulletin, which publishes million cubic metres.

Current fill

98.9%
High

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

-0.1%

year-over-year

7-day trend

stable

Weekly storage

Fill history — multi-year

About this reservoir

Data source

official

Storage data: CWC (Central Water Commission) Weekly Storage Bulletin, India. CWC region: WESTERN.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 18.174, 73.870 · Open in Google Maps

About Bhatghar

As of September 10, 2026, Bhatghar is filled to 98.9% of its total capacity, holding 23.5 TMC (666 MCM) of a gross 23.8 TMC (673 MCM). At this level the reservoir is high.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Bhatghar — 165 data points between June 8, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 5.0% (June 6, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (October 5, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around June.

It is operated by CWC primarily for multiple purposes.

Key facts

Current fill level
98.9%
Water stored
23.5 TMC (666 MCM)
Total capacity
23.8 TMC (673 MCM)
7-day change
No change
Year-on-year
▼ 0.1 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
Operator
CWC
Coordinates
18.174°N, 73.870°E
Last updated
September 10, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
10 Sep 202698.9%666
3 Sep 202698.9%666
27 Aug 202698.9%666
20 Aug 202698.9%666
13 Aug 2026100.0%673
6 Aug 2026100.0%673
30 Jul 202687.6%589
23 Jul 202665.1%438
16 Jul 202652.0%350
9 Jul 202647.3%318
2 Jul 20268.8%59
25 Jun 20268.0%54

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